Work Sheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List

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1 Purpose
2 How to Use
3 Merit Badge List
4 Merit Badge Counselors
5 See also

Purpose

This work sheet is designed for use by a district or council committee responsible for advancement. It provides a convenient method for building a merit badge counselor list.

In all cases, merit badge counselors must be approved by the district or council committee responsible for advancement and must be registered as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America.

How to Use

1. Determine the area that the merit badge counselor list must serve.

2. Select head counselors for each merit badge group listed inside this work sheet. Enter their names and addresses in the proper spaces.

The head counselor is responsible for all badges in the group. The counselor is not expected to be an expert in each badge, but should be capable of recruiting those who are qualified.
The number of counselors required for each badge depends upon the badge's popularity with Scouts.

3. Check all existing lists of counselors to determine who are active.

4. Obtain a supply of A Guide for Recommending Merit Badge Counselors. These leaflets will help you recruit new counselors.

Each leaflet tells the merit badge story and includes a form on which an individual may recommend prospective merit badge counselors. Distribute the leaflets at meetings of organizations such as service clubs, professional groups, parents' meetings, and other such meetings. This will produce the names of many prospective counselors for recruiting.

5. When this work sheet is complete, use it as a guide for reproducing additional lists for distribution to all units.

6. Keep this work sheet updated by continually recruiting new counselors to replace the inactive ones and to meet the increased needs of the Scouts it serves. Reproduce revised lists and distribute them at least annually.

7. So that all counselors may learn their jobs, send them a copy of Merit Badge Counseling.

Merit Badge List

This printing includes new merit badge subjects available through December 1999.

Instructions: In the spaces provided below, list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of head counselors for each of the merit badge groups. To the right of each merit badge, enter the number earned during the past year. Keep this list up to date by adding new merit badge titles in blank spaces as they are announced by your council. This list should be revised annually to include new merit badges and changes of counselors.

GROUP 1--AGRIBUSINESS			GROUP 8--PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Head Counselor			Head Counselor
Address			Address
Telephone			Telephone
No. Earned in 20___			No. Earned in 20___
	Animal Science			American Cultures
	Farm Mechanics			American Heritage
	Plant Science			Citizenship in the Community
				Citizenship in the Nation
				Citizenship in the World
				Communications
GROUP 2--ARTS AND CRAFTS				Disabilities Awareness
Head Counselor				Family Life
Address				Genealogy
Telephone				Personal Fitness
No. Earned in 20___				Personal Management
	Art			Public Speaking
	Basketry			Reading
	Bugling			Scholarship
	Leatherwork			Traffic Safety
	Metalwork			Wilderness Survival
	Music
	Pottery
	Sculpture
	Theater		GROUP 9--PHYSICAL SCIENCE
	Wood Carving		Head Counselor
			Address
			Telephone
			No. Earned in 20___
GROUP 3--BUSINESS AND ACTIVITY				Atomic Energy
Head Counselor				Chemistry
Address				Computers
Telephone				Electricity
No. Earned in 20___				Electronics
	American Business			Energy
	Entrepreneurship			Space Exploration
	Pulp and Paper
	Salesmanship
	Textile
			GROUP 10--PROFESSIONS
			Head Counselor
			Address
GROUP 4--CONSERVATION			Telephone
Head Counselor			No. Earned in 20___
Address				Architecture
Telephone				Dentistry
No. Earned in 20___				Engineering
	Environmental Science			Landscape Architecture
	Fish and Wildlife Management			Law
	Forestry			Medicine
	Soil and Water Conservation			Surveying
				Veterinary Medicine


GROUP 5--HOBBIES
Head Counselor			GROUP 11--PUBLIC SERVICE
Address			Head Counselor
Telephone			Address
No. Earned in 20___			Telephone
	Backpacking		No. Earned in 20___
	Camping			Crime Prevention
	Coin Collecting			Emergency Preparedness
	Collections			Fingerprinting
	Cooking			Fire Safety
	Dog Care		First Aid
	Gardening		Lifesaving
	Hiking		Public Health
	Home Repairs		Safety
	Indian Lore
	Model Design and Building
	Pets
	Pioneering	GROUP 12--SPORTS
	Radio	Head Counselor
	Rowing	Address
	Stamp Collecting	Telephone
		No. Earned in 20___
			Archery
			Athletics
GROUP 6--NATURAL SCIENCE			Canoeing
Head Counselor			Climbing
Address			Cycling
Telephone			Fishing
No. Earned in 20___			Golf
	Archaeology		Horsemanship
	Astronomy		Motorboating
	Bird Study		Orienteering
	Geology		Rifle Shooting
	Insect Study		Shotgun Shooting
	Mammal Study		Skating
	Nature		Small-Boat Sailing
	Oceanography		Snow Sports
	Reptile and Amphibian Study		Sports
	Weather		Swimming
			Waterskiing
			Whitewater

GROUP 7--COMMUNICATIONS
Head Counselor
Address		GROUP 13--TRADES
Telephone		Head Counselor
No. Earned in 20___		Address
	Cinematography	Telephone
	Journalism	No. Earned in 20___
	Photography		American Labor
			Auto Mechanics
			Drafting
			Graphic Arts
			Painting
			Plumbing
			Woodwork



		GROUP 14--TRANSPORTATION
		Head Counselor
		Address
		Telephone
		No. Earned in 20___
			Aviation
			Railroading
			Truck Transportation

Merit Badge Counselors

Instructions: Enter the name of each merit badge counselor approved by the proper district or council committee on one of the numbered lines below. Then turn to the merit badge list and place the counselor's number on the line opposite the title of any merit badge in which he or she is qualified to certify Scouts.

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Literature about the merit badge plan and counseling is available at your local council service center:

Advancement Guidelines	"Merit Badge Counseling"
"A Guide for Recommending Merit Badge Counselors"	"Merit Badge Counselor Information"
Boy Scout Requirements