[We use the word psychodynamic as an umbrella term for therapies such as psychoanalysis that recognize the importance of unconscious dynamics.]
1. promote a better understanding of psychoanalysis and encourage effective and innovative dissemination of psychoanalytic ideas and services to the public
2. provide practitioners with an essential vocabulary and a basic overview of the clinical and humanistic perspective informed by psychoanalysis
3. demonstrate how psychoanalytic concepts can be applied to treating traumatic brain injury patients in preparation for cognitive behavioral and other forms of treatment
4. train practitioners in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis as applied to the repercussions of traumatic brain injury, such as the difficulties associated with self-identity and theory of mind capacities
5. promote research connected to the coincidence of TBI and PTSD; explore further research into the integration of the psychodynamic approach in the treatment and clinical management of traumatic brain injury
6. improve the accessibility of the psychodynamic approach to treatment of traumatic brain injury at all levels of rehabilitation
7. connect psychoanalytic programs with the Veterans Administration and community programs in order to provide accessible and long-term care to TBI patients and their families