Brief face-to-face self-confidence workshops were effective in reducing
depression among the public. Technological advances have enabled
traditional face-to-face interventions to be adapted using unique
technology-mediated platforms. This article details the formative
development of a self-confidence web-based seminar (webinar)
intervention for workplace depression. The first section discusses a
qualitative study that explores the feasibility and acceptability of
adapting the self-confidence workshops into a webinar platform on
employees in the workplace. The second section describes the systematic
development of this new webinar intervention informed by the qualitative
study findings, a published systematic review, and previous
face-to-face self-confidence workshops. The qualitative study involves
three focus groups (n = 10) conducted
in a small organization. Three themes were identified relevant to the
running of the new self-confidence webinars in the workplace: personal
(content, time and duration preference, features of the webinar,
individual participation, personalization), interpersonal (stigma from
others, engagement with participants/presenter, moderated interaction),
and organizational (endorsement from management, work demand). For the
intervention development, the format, structure, features, and content
of the self-confidence webinar intervention are described. Features such
as file sharing, virtual whiteboard, live chat, and poll are explained
with the intervention primarily based on cognitive behavior therapy and
coping flexibility concepts.