Innovators will usually have four main goals:

• Developing or creating new applications, relationships, systems, or products.
• Providing creative ideas or artistic contributions.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Benchmarking, experimenting and testing novel approaches to solving problems.

Mediators should be capable of:

• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

• Analyzing data for determining the effectiveness of treatments or therapy approaches.
• Analyzing or synthesizing client data for drawing conclusions or making recommendations for art therapy.
• Assessing client needs or disorders, using drawing, painting, sculpting, or other artistic processes.
• Communicating client assessment findings and recommendations in oral, written, audio, video, or other forms.
• Conducting art therapy sessions providing guided self expression experiences and helping clients recovering from or coping with cognitive, emotional, or physical impairments.
• Conferring with other professionals on client’s treatment team for developing, coordinating, or integrating treatment plans.
• Customizing art therapy programs for specific client populations, such as those in schools, nursing homes, wellness centers, prisons, shelters, or hospitals.
• Designing art therapy sessions or programs to meet client’s goals or objectives.
• Developing individualized treatment plans incorporating studio art therapy, counseling, or psychotherapy techniques.