When he left VISTA, he was employed as Drug-Counselor Coordinator by the Mid-Nebraska Community Mental Health Center in Grand Island.
[7] Aside from his work at North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, Malekoff has taught at Adelphi and New York Universities and lectured across the United States and Canada.
Among his hundreds of publications is the internationally acclaimed Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice (Guilford Press), now available in its 3rd Edition.
[9] Malekoff has received two Folio Awards, in 2018 & 2019, from the Fair Media Council for his written commentary that was published in Long Island, NY newspapers.
In 2018, Malekoff appeared on MetroFocus, a PBS television news journal, to address the challenges of providing timely affordable mental health treatment and addiction care.