“I loved this seminar so much and truly enjoyed Dr. Raja’s presentation. I would listen to her talk endlessly on this topic!”
Keynote Presentations That Create Real Change
Dr. Raja doesn't just speak—she transforms. Her presentations combine professional expertise with down-to-earth warmth, leaving audiences with practical tools they can use immediately.
Popular Speaking Topics:
Trauma-Informed Leadership: Transform your organization's culture by understanding how leaders can implement trauma informed principles in individual and group settings, and advocate for environments where everyone can thrive.
Trauma-Informed Healthcare: Understand and implement practical strategies that can improve patient outcomes by using universal trauma precautions and trauma specific services.
Building Resilience in Times of Crisis: Learn evidence-based strategies for navigating uncertainty and emerging stronger from life's challenges.
The Physiology and Psychology of Healing: Discover how post-traumatic growth works and how to support both individual and community healing.
Mental Health in the Modern Workplace: Develop and implement practical approaches to reducing burnout, vicarious trauma, moral injury, and build a psychologically safe work environment.
Ideal For:
Healthcare organizations and medical conferences
Corporate leadership teams and HR professionals
Educational institutions and school districts
Mental health organizations and community groups
Professional associations and industry conferences
Trauma-Informed Healthcare Training Frameworks
Dr. Raja’s approach to operationalizing trauma informed care in healthcare settings has been recognized as one of the foundational articles in the field. This framework is focused on practical strategies that healthcare providers can implement, given the highly demanding and busy realities of clinical practice. Emphasizing both universal trauma precautions and trauma-specific care, this approach promotes patient-centered strategies are accessible to everyone while offering particular benefits for trauma survivors. Her deep understanding of stress and trauma emphasizes the importance of patient wellness, organizational culture, and trauma informed leadership.
Her expertise on the topic has led to many national collaborations. Notably, Dr. Raja worked with Aquifer as a co-director on a national grant funded project that created eleven continuing medical education (CME) cases that are currently being used in hundreds of medical schools across the country to train healthcare providers on trauma informed practice. Some of these cases were used by the Surgeon General of California to help train tens of thousands of providers in the state on adverse childhood events:
Citation: Raja, S., Hasnain, M., Hoersch, M., Gove-Yin, S., & Rajagopalan, C. (2015). Trauma informed care in medicine. Family & community health, 38(3), 216-226.
Citation: Raja, S., Rabinowitz, E. P., & Gray, M. J. (2021). Universal screening and trauma informed care: Current concerns and future directions. Families, Systems, & Health.
