to continuously and critically reflect on how their own actions, as well as local objectives, methods and ways of organising activities comply with the core principles.

If youth work is to meet the core principle that it should “execute and promote critical thinking and creativity” youth workers must continuously look at themselves in the mirror and critically analyse what they see. Doing so, and taking the consequences, is a pre-requisite for dynamic youth work.

This is also important since keeping the “development initiative” and actively come up with suggestions for changes and new initiatives is crucial if youth work should not be told by others in which way to develop.