Merit Badge Counselors
Merit Badge Counselor Merit Badge Counselors are subject matter experts for the Merit Badges they counsel either through vocation or hobby. For this reason, it is highly recommended they peruse the merit badge requirements before registering as a counselor. Duties: It is recommended, to take Merit Badge Counselor Training. Submit Merit Badge Registration Paperwork to council office and a copy to the Advancement Coordinator. Inform Scoutmaster, Advancement Coordinator and Web Master of registration as a Merit Badge Counselor. Conduct all Merit Badge classes and counseling within published BSA guidelines. This includes Youth Protection Training and the Guide To Safe Scouting. Whenever a Merit Badge Counselor is counseling their own son for a merit badge, the scoutmaster must approve such an arrangement and other scouts must also be included in the merit badge sessions To the extent possible, no individual may counsel a Scout in excess of five (5) merit badges. Council policy prohibits anyone from counseling a Scout for more than 5 merit badges without approval by the district or council advancement committee. Any person, however, may be approved as a counselor for any number of merit badges, as long as they are qualified in the subject.
Program:	Merit Badge Program
Orientation:	Merit Badge Counselor Orientation
Applications:	Adult Application (Merit Badge Counselor) Merit Badge Counselor Form  1st copy of Adult App. and the MB Form should be sent to: CT Rivers Council, PO Box 280098, 60 Darlin Street, East Hartford  06128-0098 The 2nd and 3rd copy of the Adult App. and a photo-copy of the MB Form should be turned into Cathy M.
Current MB Counselors 11/1/07:	Troop 51 MB Counselors
Mr. Woolery can check out any of these videos, many may be useful to help scouts complete merit badges.	Video Library List

Last Edit: 03/15/2008 08:13 PM