Death and non-death related losses are integral components of the human life cycle having the potential to negatively impact individuals’ well-being. Many losses remain unprocessed because of the social and cultural context that impacts our perceptions. Little attention has been given to integrating grief counseling in the counselor education curriculum outside the stand-alone crisis/trauma counseling that is offered by some programs. In the wake of global events including mass killings, wars, homicide and suicide attention need to be focused on integrating concept around grief and loss in counseling. This program will review the perspectives of grieving as an integral aspect of the human experience, discuss ways to infuse loss and grief in core counseling courses and demonstrate activities that can help trainees to begin to think about the impact of grief and loss on the human experience.
