False Self-Employed in Healthcare: Questions and Answers
This workshop is available in Spanish
False Self-Employed in Healthcare: Questions and Answers
The SINEWS Transition Model, a Success Story
This is a practical, intensive 2-hour training aimed at frontline professionals in private healthcare settings: nurses, healthcare assistants, and receptionists. Through self-awareness exercises, theoretical frameworks, and role-playing activities based on real-life scenarios, participants learn to identify their own emotional triggers, understand the causes behind challenging patient behaviour, and apply concrete strategies to handle the most common conflicts — from the anxious patient or the one who questions the professional’s competence, to complaints about waiting times, billing issues, or verbal aggression.
How does a Labor Inspection work? Does an employee need to file a complaint for the inspection authority to act in the event of a dispute? Are there random unannounced inspections?
- Myths about false self-employment (what clinics think makes someone a false self-employed worker — but is actually FALSE).
- What are the true criteria for defining a false self-employed worker?
- What are the consequences if an inspection determines that some or all employees are falsely classified as self-employed?
- Genuine self-employed workers: Do they actually exist, or are they like unicorns? Requirements that a working relationship with a collaborator must meet for an inspection to conclude, without any doubt, that the professional is truly and genuinely self-employed.
Are the options we’ve heard about real solutions?
- Making professionals "partners" by selling or transferring a minimal share of the company's equity to them.
- Issuing invoices for office rental.
- What are the different rights and obligations of self-employed vs. employed workers (from the employee's perspective)?
- How do employment contracts change the rights and obligations of the company (from the clinic's perspective)?
- Can my self-employed workers claim an employment relationship?
Transition to employment contracts:
- Can a collaborator claim a number of hours corresponding to their actual current availability for the clinic, whether or not those hours were worked?
- Are they entitled to have their seniority recognized from the point of the transition?
- Is it enough to make an offer that complies with the collective bargaining agreement? Is there an obligation to maintain the annual salary and cover social security costs?
- What happens if an employee refuses to change the terms of their working relationship?
- How did SINEWS carry out its transition? What were the main challenges and what were the solutions? What advantages and disadvantages has the change brought?
Workshop Details
These are some of the questions that Álvaro Rodríguez de la Calle, Ignacio Peyró García, and I, Orlanda Varela González, will be answering in an intensive 5-hour session on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. You will leave with a clear understanding of the issues, a successful model for transitioning to an employment relationship, and the alternatives available for staying compliant if you choose to continue with a commercial model and «genuinely» self-employed workers.
- Where: In person at SINEWS MTI, Calle Sagasta 16 (ground floor), and also ONLINE (live stream)
- Capacity: Maximum 20 people (to prioritize interaction with participants)
- Price: €450 per person
- Companies: 10% discount for 2–4 people; 20% discount for 5 or more people
- FUNDAE-subsidizable. Find out here if your company has credit to cover this training: https://empresas.fundae.es/Lanzadera
- Pre-registration by email at: info@sinews.es, strictly in chronological order.
The training may be funded through FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo). To manage this funding and learn about the applicable requirements, interested parties must specify this request at the time of contact, at which point they will be provided with all the necessary information and support to complete the process.
- Next date for this training to take place at Sinews MTI: Friday, September 11, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Division of Medicine
Director of SINEWS MTI
Founding Partner
Psychiatrist
Children, adolescents and adults
Languages: English and Spanish
First Aid Course for Babies and Children in Madrid
English-Speaking Parents
Be Prepared to Act in an Emergency
Learn life-saving first aid skills for babies and children in a practical, hands-on course designed for parents and caregivers.
Why Every Parent Should Know First Aid
Children are naturally curious, fearless, and unpredictable. Most of the time, nothing happens. But when an emergency occurs, knowing what to do in the first few minutes can make a critical difference.
Many situations that seem frightening (like choking or loss of consciousness) can often be managed effectively with simple, well-learned techniques.
This course is designed to give you the confidence to act quickly and safely.
What You Will Learn
In this course, you will learn how to respond to the most common emergencies in babies and children:
- Choking (how to act immediately)
- CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation for babies and children)
- Skin burns
- Febrile seizures
- Drowning (including pool-related incidents)
- Loss of consciousness
- Head injuries
- Haemorrhage and bleeding control
- Allergic reactions
A Practical, Hands-On Training
This is not just a theoretical course. All participants will practice each technique using baby and child mannequins under direct supervision from a qualified professional.
You will leave the course knowing exactly what to do: not just in theory, but in practice.
Who Is This Course For
- Parents of babies and young children
- Expecting parents
- Nannies and caregivers
- Teachers and educators
- Anyone responsible for the care of a child
No previous experience is required.
Who Will Teach the Course
The course is led by Paloma Pérez López (license number: 282875035), doctor with extensive experience in child emergency care.
You will be guided step by step in a safe and supportive learning environment.
The course is held in collaboration with Dear Womun.
www.dearwomum.com
Course Format
- Price: 75 euros
- Language: English
- Format: Theoretical + practical, Small groups to ensure personalized attention
- Location: Sinews
- Next date for this training to take place at Sinews MTI: Friday 26 June 2026, 10:30 to 13:30
Manejo de situaciones difíciles con pacientes
This workshop is available in both English and Spanish
Managing Difficult Situations with Patients
This is a practical, intensive 2-hour training aimed at frontline professionals in private healthcare settings: nurses, healthcare assistants, and receptionists. Through self-awareness exercises, theoretical frameworks, and role-playing activities based on real-life scenarios, participants learn to identify their own emotional triggers, understand the causes behind challenging patient behaviour, and apply concrete strategies to handle the most common conflicts — from the anxious patient or the one who questions the professional’s competence, to complaints about waiting times, billing issues, or verbal aggression.
By the end of the session, your team will have tools in assertive communication, emotional validation, and escalation protocols that will enable them to respond with confidence and professionalism, protecting both the patient experience and the wellbeing of the professional themselves.
To ensure the highest quality of learning, groups are limited to a maximum of 20 participants in an interactive, in-person format. The training can be delivered at Sinews MTI’s facilities or at your organisation’s premises (travel expenses will be included in the final price).
Workshop Details
- Modalidad: IN-PERSON
- Language: English and Spanish
- Duration: 2 hours
The training may be funded through FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo). To manage this funding and learn about the applicable requirements, interested parties must specify this request at the time of contact, at which point they will be provided with all the necessary information and support to complete the process.
- Next date for this training to take place at Sinews MTI: 17 July 2026, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm
Boundary setting and assertiveness in the academic context
This workshop is available in both English and Spanish
Boundary setting and assertiveness in the academic context
This practical workshop offers specific, tailored, and relevant strategies for managing conversational disputes, conflict situations, disruptive behaviors, and procedurally unacceptable situations within the academic environment. It has a dual focus of intervention: on the one hand, university staff in administrative roles, and on the other, teaching faculty.
If your university is interested in finding ways to foster a climate of greater safety, tolerance, and freedom of expression—within clear boundaries—both inside and outside the classroom, this workshop aims to empower your staff from the inside out. That is, it focuses first on understanding one’s own reactions to stressful situations that may arise, followed by learning how to manage and deliver the most appropriate response to the students involved.
Workshop Details
- Duration: 2 hours
- Format: In-person (at the Sinews premises or at the contracting company’s location) or Online (via Zoom)
The training may be funded through FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo). To manage this funding and learn about the applicable requirements, interested parties must specify this request at the time of contact, at which point they will be provided with all the necessary information and support to complete the process.
In-Person Gottman Method Certification Training - Level 2 (Madrid)
Este curso se imparte exclusivamente en inglés
In-Person Gottman Method Certification Training - Level 2 (Madrid)
Continue your journey toward full Gottman Method certification with the one of the few in-person training series in Europe.
Level 2 deepens your clinical understanding and application of Gottman interventions, equipping you to work with more complex relationship dynamics and co-morbidities. Join a transformative experience based on 40+ years of research with over 3,000 couples by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Given by Dr. Kristina Burgetova.
What Makes Level 2 Different?
Level 2 dives deeper into the Gottman Method approach for treating challenging and multi-layered cases.
You will learn to address co-morbidities such as affairs, PTSD, addiction and domestic violence, enhancing your ability to apply Gottman principles to diverse clinical situations.
What Will You Learn?
- Assessing a couple’s Friendship, Conflict, and Shared Meaning Profiles
- Implementing interventions to strengthen connection and emotional regulation
- Applying antidotes to the Four Horsemen and techniques to reduce flooding
- Helping couples dialogue around gridlocked conflicts
- Working confidently with co-morbidities such as infidelity, trauma, and addiction
- Developing treatment plans and choosing effective interventions based on assessment results
Participants will view exclusive videos from Drs. John and Julie Gottman demonstrating real case interventions and will practice applying techniques through role-play exercises.
About the trainer
Dr. Kristina Burgetova brings over 20 years of diverse experience in the field of psychology, having worked in a range of settings including community mental health clinics, a correctional facility for juvenile boys, an inpatient children’s mental health hospital, and university settings. This breadth of experience has provided her with a solid foundation for her clinical skills. She has been trained under the practitionerscholar model in the USA and completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Her expertise extends to working with adults, providing individual and couples counselling, career counselling, clinical supervision, and psychological assessments. She is a licensed Psychologist in the US (MN), Registered Psychologist, and Clinical Supervisor in Singapore.Dr. Kristina moved to Singapore to be a director of the Counselling Centre. Since then, she has taken various roles in the public and private sector as clinical supervisor, consultant, psychological service provider and as a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Singapore. She was recently appointed by Family Justice Courts in Singapore to be on the panel of therapeutic specialists. She is also a head of counselling psychology interests’ group in Singapore.
Given her broad interests, the one she is most passionate about is her work with couples. She fell in love with the Gottman approach during her Masters. She says intuitively the method makes perfect sense, is comprehensive and provides safe structure to assess and intervene. Within the couples counselling, she specializes on infidelity issues and rebuilding relationships after past hurt(s). Dr. Kristina is a certified Gottman therapist.
Dr. Kristina is originally from Slovakia. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her two children, be active, play tennis (recreationally) and go for long walks.
Dyslexia Training for Educators
Full-day training by the British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia in a Multilingual World: Assessment and Intervention That Works
This one-day training is designed to deepen educators’ understanding of dyslexia and provide practical, evidence-based strategies to support learners of all ages. Delivered by the British Dyslexia Association, the course combines theory with hands-on techniques that can be applied immediately in the classroom or support sessions.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the cognitive and emotional experiences of dyslexic learners.
- Apply multi-sensory teaching approaches for both younger and older students.
- Develop strategies to foster independent learning beyond intervention sessions.
- Differentiate between dyslexia and second language acquisition challenges.
- Learn how to assess English proficiency before initiating dyslexia screening in EAL learners.
- Gain tools to adapt teaching methods for inclusive classroom environments.
Who Should Attend
- Speech therapists
- Learning support specialists
- Educational psychologists
- Reading and/or writing teachers
- Special educational needs teachers
Benefits of Attending
- Enhance your ability to identify dyslexia early and accurately
- Improve engagement and retention with practical classroom tools
- Build empathy and confidence in supporting dyslexic learners
- Take away ready-to-use strategies for inclusive teaching
In-Person Gottman Method Certification Training in Madrid
Este curso se imparte exclusivamente en inglés
In-Person Gottman Method Certification Training in Madrid
The only in-person Gottman Method certification training currently available in Europe. Join a transformative experience based on 40+ years of research with over 3,000 couples by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Given by Dr. Kristina Burgetova.
Perfect for professionals looking to deepen their expertise in couples therapy using a structured, research-based approach.
What is the Gottman Method?
The Gottman Method offers a practical, research-based roadmap to help couples:
- Manage conflict compassionately
- Deepen friendship and intimacy
- Build shared meaning and life purpose
You’ll learn how to strengthen:
- The Friendship System: foundation of intimacy and connection
- The Conflict System: tools to address solvable and perpetual problems
- The Shared Meaning System: existential foundation of the relationship
You’ll watch videos from real couples in the Love Lab and gain practical tools to use in sessions right away.
What Will You Learn?
- Conflict management strategies based on empirical research
- Tools to process fights and heal emotional injuries
- Techniques to address gridlocked issues and enhance connection
- Validated assessment methods and therapeutic interventions
About the trainer
Dr. Kristina Burgetova brings over 20 years of diverse experience in the field of psychology, having worked in a range of settings including community mental health clinics, a correctional facility for juvenile boys, an inpatient children’s mental health hospital, and university settings. This breadth of experience has provided her with a solid foundation for her clinical skills. She has been trained under the practitionerscholar model in the USA and completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Her expertise extends to working with adults, providing individual and couples counselling, career counselling, clinical supervision, and psychological assessments. She is a licensed Psychologist in the US (MN), Registered Psychologist, and Clinical Supervisor in Singapore.Dr. Kristina moved to Singapore to be a director of the Counselling Centre. Since then, she has taken various roles in the public and private sector as clinical supervisor, consultant, psychological service provider and as a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Singapore. She was recently appointed by Family Justice Courts in Singapore to be on the panel of therapeutic specialists. She is also a head of counselling psychology interests’ group in Singapore.
Given her broad interests, the one she is most passionate about is her work with couples. She fell in love with the Gottman approach during her Masters. She says intuitively the method makes perfect sense, is comprehensive and provides safe structure to assess and intervene. Within the couples counselling, she specializes on infidelity issues and rebuilding relationships after past hurt(s). Dr. Kristina is a certified Gottman therapist.
Dr. Kristina is originally from Slovakia. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her two children, be active, play tennis (recreationally) and go for long walks.
Play Therapy Group for Kids (Ages 7-9)
PRESENTIAL GROUP ACTIVITY
PLAY THERAPY GROUP for Kids (Ages 7–9)
Play is children’s natural language, and through it they can explore feelings, practice new skills, process experiences, explore friendships, self-awareness and emotional expression.
Unlocking Potential Through Play
This therapeutic group is designed to foster personal growth and social connection through play-based activities tailored for developmental needs in a safe, warm, structured and guided environment.
About the psychologist
Claudia Avila is a bilingual psychologist with experience in creative therapies, emotional development, and social skill-building in young children.
Dates:
Option 1: From June 23rd to June 30th (weekdays only)
Option 2: From June 25th to June 30th (weekdays only)
Time:
4 hours daily
Location:
Sinews MTI, calle Sagasta 16, bajo derecha
Goals
- Developing Social Skills
- Strengthening Emotional Regulation
- Boosting Problem Solving
- Encouraging Creative Thinking
- Expanding Self-Expression and confidence
What will we do?
- Interactive games
- Role-play & storytelling
- Creative arts & crafts
- Mindfulness and emotional check-ins
- Team-building activities
Let’s Play, Connect & Grow Together!
Where?
PRESENTIALAt Sinews MTI, calle Sagasta 16, bajo derecha
Nº of participants: 8 children max.
Language: English
Price
4 days (Includes Monday 30)= 400 Euros6 days (Includes Monday 30)= 600 Euros
Coach de estudio en Sinews
Division of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Coaching
Neuropsychologist
Study coach
Coordinator of the specialised services of psycho-pedagogical support and speech therapy at the school
Languages: English and Spanish
Study coach at Sinews
This service is aimed towards adolescents and adults who feel frustrated with their academic performance and need to optimize their results:
- Teenagers who need a little boost at specific times of the academic year, such as testing season.
- Students preparing for IGCSE, EvAU, A-levels or IBs.
- University students
- Examination candidates
What will we learn?
- Effective study skills
- How to extract main ideas
- How to make a good outline
- Mnemonic strategies
- How to study a topic
- How to prepare for a subject depending on the type of examination
- Time management skills and appropriate task management
- How to increase performance on exams
- Build up a study routine.
- Reduce procrastination.
- Learn to manage the emotions related to exams: nerves, blank mind, anticipatory thoughts, etc.
The rate is 78€/session and sessions will last for one hour.
PACT Therapy
PACT Therapy
PACT- Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy, a specific communication and language therapy for children with ASD or social communication needs
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition involving persistent challenges with social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behavior. While autism is considered a lifelong disorder, the degree of impairment in functioning because of these challenges varies between individuals with autism.
Regarding the impairment in communication, within the spectrum, we can find people who have not developed oral language and do not make basic requests and people who, for example, with fluent oral language development, are not able to adequately use polite formulas. There is a percentage of people with ASD who do not develop oral language or do so only partially, being necessary to provide specialized intervention and tools the person can use to communicate. The evolution and prognosis of people with ASD are directly related to the type of care received and, above all, the moment at which care is initiated. A person who receives individualized and specialized treatment, based on scientific evidence, from a very early age will have more possibilities to develop and have a better quality of life. ( More information: https://www.sinews.es/en/trastorno-del-espectro-autistay-dificultades-del-lenguaje/).
What is PACT?
PACT (Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy) is a specific communication and language therapy for children with ASD or social communication needs. It is based on videofeedback and is designed for parents or direct caregivers of children with difficulties in the social communication field. It can be carried out with children between the ages of 2 and 11 years, from those who use few or no words to those who use sentences to communicate.
Video feedback allows parents to recognize the communication of the child with ASD and discover new ways to successfully interact. The certified PACT therapist works hand-in-hand with family members or caregivers, supporting and empowering them with improved skills, and helping them to integrate PACT techniques into daily life routines to create sustained change over time.
What does PACT do?
- It helps parents understand how they can communicate more effectively with their children.
- It supports parents in observing the child's interests and motivations, moments of joy, and exchange of interactions, which may go unnoticed in day-to-day interactions..
- Working in the child's environment, PACT brings the best individual support to the child's daily routines.
- Parents learn individual strategies for developing social and communicative responses in their children, as well as the use of supportive language strategies while working through the different stages of PACT.
- The PACT therapist helps parents identify step-by-step goals by following the PACT manual.
- By reviewing video clips, the professional will help parents identify their child's communication cues and interaction moments and understand how best to respond to help him or her initiate communication more frequently and skillfully.
- Over time, PACT progresses to the point of helping families identify strategies to help their children develop meaningful communication.
- In addition, children who have developed oral language can also receive support to further develop conversational skills.
Whom is it intended for?
PACT is designed for children who show signs of autism or who have received a diagnosis of autism, as well as for those who present needs in the area of communication and social interactions. As mentioned above, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder usually present difficulties in communication and building social relationships as well as restricted and repetitive interests. PACT is an intervention focused on improving communication and language, with a solid scientific basis that has been shown to significantly improve the mentioned difficulties. In addition, PACT focuses on children’s strengths and individual potential, rather than normalizing or masking atypical behavior. Studies show that the progress achieved is sustained for up to six years.
PACT is designed to intervene in the communication and social interaction area
How is it administered? Where? How long does it take?
PACT can be delivered both in person and online. The PACT intervention involves individual sessions of approximately one hour in duration, every two weeks, with half an hour of daily practice between sessions. In total, it is estimated that between 12 and 18 sessions are needed to complete the intervention. Subsequently, maintenance sessions are offered to generalize the skills achieved in daily routines or in different contexts.
How is it carried out?
First, the therapist conducts an evaluation of the child’s language level and social and communication skills in order to measure the evolution, progress, and success of the intervention. A meeting is held with the family members to discuss the child’s development and especially to determine the child’s current needs.
Subsequently, each PACT session is conducted as follows:
- The therapist records a short video (10 minutes) of the parents and child interacting together. If receiving PACT online, this video should be recorded by the parents at home and sent to the therapist prior to the session.
- Parents and therapist watch the video together and select and preview clips from the video to identify and discuss the best strategies to support the child's communication. The goal is to identify positive moments and describe the strategies that work best for each individual child.
- Finally, specific and individualized objectives are set to be practiced during the daily half-hour until the next session.
- At each session, video clips are reviewed, progress is identified and new goals are set for daily practice.
What is the difference between PACT and the ImPACT project?
- To avoid confusion, PACT is different from another similarly named intervention called "Project ImPACT". These two interventions have very different theoretical backgrounds and working methods, as well as different evidence of effectiveness.
- Many interventions for the ASD population may seem similar, but PACT has some distinguishing features.
- First, it is the only intervention that uses videofeedback with parents and other caregivers and uses it within a modern model based on developmental theory, to optimize the child's social communication environment.
- Second, it is the only intervention in this field that has demonstrated sustained long-term efficacy in clinical trials in terms of improved outcomes and maintenance for six years after the end of the intervention.
- The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reviewed interventions in ASD in 2014/21 and only found that PACT and one other intervention (JASPER) had good enough evidence to support its recommendation.
Can it be combined with other interventions?
PACT can be combined with other interventions. As mentioned, PACT is designed to intervene in the communication and social interaction area. Children with ASD often have other needs related to learning, sleep, feeding, and behavior, and consequently need the support of other professionals, such as psychologists or psychiatrists.
What happens when PACT is completed?
After the PACT intervention has been completed, parents may be offered additional sessions or continue with other interventions that may meet their child’s needs at that time. Other areas of intervention may need to be explored or speech therapy support may need to be continued.