Freud proposed psychoanalysis as part of a general theory of psychology. He was right about that. The future of psychoanalysis rests on its ability to explain, understand and help human beings. The future of psychoanalysis will not be determined by fights over who is and isn't an analyst, what constitutes analysis and at what frequency. The future rests in the relevancy of psychoanalysis to the lives of individuals and the life of society as a whole.
Psychoanalysis explains things.
That is its greatest strength and one to which I believe students will respond. I know I did. My undergraduate education was mired in behaviorism. I admired my professors. I identified with them and part of that identification was a rejection of all that was psychoanalytic.