Grief is defined as the emotions and behaviors an individual may experience as a result of a death or other significant loss (Worden, 2002; Zisook & Kendler, 2007). Although counselors are tasked to serve and work with grieving clients, the current Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) standards (2016), which provide counselor training programs with specific content required for all counselors in training, does not mention grief within the counselor education curriculum. As a result of the lack of grief training with counselor preparation programs, it has been documented that new and inexperienced counselors lack the confidence and skills to successfully work with grieving clients (Charkow, 2002; Cicchetti, McArthur, Szirony, & Blum, 2016; Kirchberg, Neimeyer, & James, 1998; Ober, Granello, & Wheaton, 2012). Readers are provided with a background on how grief has been addressed historically, followed by a review of current grief counseling theories and models. The research calls on and provides counselor educators and CACREP with ideas related to how grief and loss could be included in counselor preparation programs through current required coursework as well as through the use of the American Counseling Association (ACA) Advocacy Competencies (2003) and Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC). This study investigated potential differences in grief counseling skills between counselors who have received grief counseling training and counselors who have received no grief counseling training. The study also investigated potential differences in grief counseling skills between counselors who have received grief counseling training in a dedicated grief course and counselors who have received grief counseling training incorporated into required content courses. The study concludes with personal reflections and reflexivity regarding the process and experience of conducting research.