Table 1.

Content and Goals of Counseling Sessions

session	contents	Levels of GATHER	Methods of education	Goals
First	Meet the participants, Ask questions about their knowledge, belief and performance in the context of breast cancer, definition of disease, Presentation of statistics, and warning signs the women at high risk	First and second stages	Question and answer, Speech	Warm and friendly communication, create empathy, expression of opinions, expression of disease susceptibility
Second	Discuss about physical and psychological effects on patients and their families, slide show about signs and diagnosis of patients at different stages, express ideas and opinions about breast cancer by women	Third stage	Question and answer, Speech, Slide show	Assessing ability for expressing ideas and feelings by participants, expression of disease severity
Third	Introduction of screening methods and benefits of doing them, Sharing positive and negative experiences of doing screening programs, learning self-examination by using the image and replica	The fourth, fifth stages	Group discussion, question and answer, slideshows and practical training	Improve the Decision-Making Skills and self-care in women, understanding the benefits of screening methods
Fourth	Discussion about barriers of doing screening programs, Providing suggestions for removing barriers by the consultant and participant measuring the ability of doing BSE , Expression of warning signs by women, presentation of necessary measures in case of being faced with danger signs, Presentation of educational booklets	The fifth, sixth stages	Group discussion, Oral and practical test	Empowering women to overcome the obstacles, resolution of concerns and possible ambiguities